Are these good deals? What do you reckon?

D and D · Guru

Are these good deals? What do you reckon?

Sheba · Guru

Sorry Mr. D., but you have neither shown us, nor described what these deals are ? How can we give an opinion, if we don't know what you're talking about ?

Cheers,

Sheba.

D and D · Guru

Duuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhh forgot the link: http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=bd4bce4793e2fa77e43de71b0&id=4b51e12d72&e=2233bd6e96

Mr D

Duh · Guru

Don't know anything about those, but the price is certainly attractive if they are any good, see these prices from ARB;

http://www.google.com.au/search?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGHP_enAU503AU503&q=ARB+Compressors

I bought a Bushranger compact Power Compressor (see the one in the middle picture on the left side of the below link) from ARB years ago, has alligator clips that clip onto your battery, I think it cost me about $100, was ok for my purposes and still have it, works well, except the gauge is a bit out because I dropped it. See;

http://www.bushranger.com.au/rvair_compressor.php#.UcNuDniQ8qQ

-- Edited by Duh on Friday 21st of June 2013 07:08:16 AM

jules47 · The Happy Helper

We purchased one of the compressors thingys - cost us $100 I think - works well - well packaged in heavy duty case. From a different source though.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Camper deals are usually good deals indeed if you are after what they are offering at the time.

GaryKelly · Guru

I bought an air compressor from Supercheap Auto the other day - on spesh during stocktake from $70 to $52. Probably not all that great but I guess it'll do the job if I get a flat. Got a foot pump as well.

nallingtoon · Senior Member

bought a very good quality twin cylinder compressor made in japan on Ebay $79.00

johnq · Guru

Japan sounds better.

I haven't had much success with the air compressors made by our friends in China. There is one in the shed ATM, new used once but it will not switch on. Some have bigger prices but maybe that goes towards bigger profits by a 'name' distributor. The other problem is that the volume of air pumped by most is too little and overheating of the unit and operator can result.

Mark · Senior Member

Whatever you buy, just keep an eye on the current draw on the battery and make sure that it is fused, some of the twin compressor jobbies pull a HUGE amount of current from the battery and get VERY hot indeed.

To get a good compressor is a combination of delivery (air) and time (minutes) and just as importantly are the operating temperatures. I have a good compressor and have experienced cut-outs when inflating my tyres after being on the beach, purely because the ambient was around 42 degrees, plus the operating temperature, and all of a sudden, it's make a brew time and wait for the thing to reset itself.

My experience is, you get what you pay for. Some of the cpmpressors available in the local 4x4 shops are running out at $400 +++ Why, because they are designed for the use that they are intended. IF you are only going to use a $99 compressor for topping up the tug and the van tyres as part of your pre-travel checks............. GO FOR IT, if you are going to be venturing on and off the beach and want to deflate and re-inflate your tyre from 15 - 40 PSI in a few minutes, then don't buy it.

Been through two compressors now and now have got what I paid for!!

Hope this helps

Mark